It makes no difference if you're rich or poorOr if you're smart or dumbA womans place in this old worldIs under some mans thumbAnd if you're born a womanYou're born to be hurtYou're born to be stepped on, lied to, cheated onAnd treated like dirtAh if you're born a womanYou're born to be hurtA womans lot is to give and giveAnd go on givingA womans got to love and loseAnd go on livingWell I was born a womanI didn't have no sayAnd when my man finally comes homeHe makes me glad it happened that wayBecause to be his womanNo price is too great to payYes I was born a womanI'm glad it happened that wayOh I was born a womanAnd I'm glad it happened that wayOh I was born a womanAnd I'm glad it happened that way